Picnic

So last Saturday we decided to go on a picnic. The weather was BEAUTIFUL and Brandon was going to need a lunch break from studying anyways. So I packed our lunches which consisted of sandwiches, yellow honeydew (which is really good by the way), strawberries and waters oh and some chips for Brandon. So I packed up the car and headed over to the surprise park near the library. It was so nice outside and we could have stayed outside all day, but Brandon had to get back to studying and we had a tired little boy. It was so fun and it was Ethan's first picnic ever! So of coarse we took pictures! haha He is such a cutie!

What a cutie!!

Playing with Daddy

Oh how I love these two men in my life!

Can't get enough!

We love this boy so much and he brings so much joy into our family!! He is getting so big so fast! Although it is sad that he is growing up so fast he is so much fun and just gets cuter every day!

1st Halloween

Well this was Ethan's first Halloween and I think it turned out to be a successful one with his cute little outfit! So the Friday night before Halloween Brandon, Ethan and I went to our ward Halloween party. It was pretty chill we just talked with some people and admired our cute little boy in his costume! We did not get enough to eat because they did not have much chili so afterwards we went to Sonic and got some burgers and a snickers blast and went home and watched an episode of Castle that we had not watched. Then on Halloween night we gave out candy to trick-or-treaters and watched "Lord of the Rings" so although we did not do much this year it was pretty fun just to get Ethan dressed up and show him off as well as just spend some time together. So here are some pics from when we dressed up.

Brandon was the Chef and I was the assistant cook

and as you can see lobster was on the menu! haha :-)

Our cute little lobster in his pot ready to cook!

Such an innocent cute little face.

I love the way he holds his hands together like this. haha

So cute!

The look of sheer terror! :-)

PLEASE DON'T COOK ME!

I WILL BE GOOD I PROMISE!!

Freedom! haha

He was only happy in the pot for a little bit and then he was ready to be free! haha He is such a cutie I can't get enough of him.

Love this little guy!!

I love this little boy SO much! He seriously brings so much joy into our family and I feel so blessed to be a mother. Things I love about my little boy and being a mom,

1. I love it when Ethan has slept through the night and when I walk in the room to get him and he gives me the biggest smile! So cute!!!

2. When Ethan was about 2 weeks old he was getting better at controlling his head while he was being held against our shoulders. The thing I loved was when he would stop bobbing his head all over and would slowly rest his head on my shoulder close to my neck! I absolutely loved it back then and I still love it when he relaxes into my shoulder and cuddles when he is tired.

3. He still does not like his tummy time but if you tap his bum while he is on his tummy he stops crying! haha

4. When he is really happy and in a giggly mood he has more fun screaming when he is having fun than giggling. He giggles for a little bit and spends the rest of the time screaming! haha

5. He is such a happy baby as long as he is well rested and not really hungry. If he is still tired and he is hungry he SCREAMS... so hard it just makes me laugh because he gets so mad. I always try to tell him that he just needs to calm down and that I am getting him a bottle but he does not listen to me! haha

6. He has the cutest pouty face! There is no possible way to be mad at a little face like this..

7. For the last couple of weeks our little boy cannot get enough of his hands. If he is not drinking a bottle he is chewing on his hands. If Brandon or I are holding him and our arms or hands get close enough he chews of us! haha It is the funniest thing, especially because he has such a determined look on his face while he is trying to chew on our hands! haha

8. The first and second time that Ethan rolled over from his tummy to his back he had a scared look on his face. He just stared at me like "what just happened?" haha

9. He always blows bubbles and after watching me make noise and vibrate my lips together he started to do it too. It is the funniest things to watch and hear him try.

10. Ethan is a very funny boy when it comes to what scares him. He will sleep through booming noises and anything loud. But the one time that I curled some ribbon he got scared and started crying and another time got scared when Brandon picked up the grocery backs in the car. So funny!

Although being a mom can be frustrating at times, it is by far the best thing in the world. I love this little boy so much. There are so many more things that I love about my little boy but these are just some of the things that came to mind!

He is growing up so fast and although it is so fun to go through these new stages it is also sad to think of how fast time is going. Time really does fly and all of these little moments when I can cuddle with my little boy or when he just lays on my shoulder when he is tired will be gone someday and I will never get to have them with him again. So I am trying to take in everything I can with him because he wont be a baby forever.

Love to Laugh

Well this little boy of ours started out the day with being such a pill and then toward the end of the night was nothing but giggles. We were laughing so hard. He is such a cute little guy and we love him so much. He brings so much joy into our little family. This is only some of the giggles and squeals that he did tonight and we are so glad we got it on camera! Enjoy!! :-)

Its Time

Well I am officially going private. I think it is about time, so if you want to continue following our blog then please send me your emails if you have not already!

So fun!! :-)

On Tuesday August 24th our little boy oficioly started smiling at us. Not just toot smiles but responding to us and smiling at us! Also ever since that day he started cooing a lot! Now he talks to us all the time and smiles at us all the time! He has the cutest big smile and I love it so much!! He is so much fun and he gets so excited when we are talking to him and making him smile! I have a feeling he wants to start laughing but he just can't quite get it out! haha He is a strong little bugger too. He does so well at holding up his head and ever since last week on the 13th he started doing really well at standing up with little support! He is so strong and sometimes I wonder if he is going to walk before he crawls since he does not really like his tummy time but likes it when we stand him up! Sometimes if I put him down he starts to get fussy and then I pick him up to stand again and he stops hahah it is so funny! Well we took a video of it last night and edited it so that there is sound because it makes it so funny! haha He is 2 months and 2 weeks old! Funny little guy!!

So blessed

Ok it has been way too long since I have posted anything! I can't believe that my little boy is 2 months and a week old! Time is flying by way too fast!! He has gotten so big and even though it is so fun to see his different stages and his smiling face and to hear him talk to me I do miss him being so little! He is still pretty little but not as little as he was when he was born and he has changed sooo much! Well at his 2 month appointment he was weighing in at 9 pounds and 10 ounces so exactly 3 pounds over his birth weight, which is not bad with the slow start he had in the beginning! He is also 22 1/2 inches long! It is crazy how tall he seems when he was only 19 inches when he was born. He still fits into some of his newborn outfits but they are snug and the 0-3 month outfits are really bit on him so he is pretty much in between sizes haha!! He is sleeping pretty well! We have had a couple of night where he sleeps for 6 or 7 hours and that is really nice! In general though he wakes up once during the night to eat and that is about it! He coos a lot and it is so fun and he smiles a lot as well. I love it it is so fun to talk to him and to have him talk to me as well. He has the cutest smile and sometimes it is soo big I swear it takes up his whole face haha I love that too! He is also really good and holding up his head although he does not like tummy time. He gets very upset pretty quick when he is on his tummy! I love this little boy soo much and I can't believe that Heavenly Father trusts me enough to send such a precious little boy into my care! I am truly blessed with the best husband ever and the best cutest little boy!!

Brandon is doing well in dental school. It has been a lot to handle with being in school and being Young Mens President but he is doing well at balancing everything so far! He is enjoying this year way more than his last year because it is a lot more of dental work instead of book work! So that is fun for him and he is so helpful when he is home. He loves are little boy soo much!!! So anyways life is good! :-)